Snecma M88-2
Exact Snecma M88-2 afterburning turbofan variant in the canonical Safran M88 family, identified by Dassault Aviation for the Rafale. Dassault reports 10,971 lbf dry thrust and 16,620 lbf with afterburner; Safran identifies the M88 as wholly designed, developed, and produced by Safran Aircraft Engines. This record remains the exact engine identity and does not assert a specific Rafale installation.
Identity
- Aliases
- M88-2Snecma M88-2Safran M88-2
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- Snecma M88-2
- Status
- active
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Afterburning Thrust Kn
- 73.929
- Max Thrust Kn
- 48.801
- Description
- Exact Snecma M88-2 afterburning turbofan variant in the canonical Safran M88 family, identified by Dassault Aviation for the Rafale. Dassault reports 10,971 lbf dry thrust and 16,620 lbf with afterburner; Safran identifies the M88 as wholly designed, developed, and produced by Safran Aircraft Engines. This record remains the exact engine identity and does not assert a specific Rafale installation.
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- Creation Time
- August 8, 2026 at 05:30:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 04:23:28 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Dassault explicitly identifies the M88-2 as a Rafale engine variant and gives 10,971 lbf dry thrust and 16,620 lbf with afterburner; values are normalized to kN in the technical fields.
- Publisher
- Dassault Aviation
- Title
- Rafale — Design and optimise
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Safran states that the M88 is wholly designed, developed, and produced by Safran Aircraft Engines and documents the current M88 product line; this packet applies the actor attribution to the exact M88-2 variant without asserting a specific installation or later-variant equivalence.
- Publisher
- Safran Aircraft Engines
- Title
- M88 — Proven performance and reliability